Alcides Escobar - Shortstop

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Milwaukee Brewers

This slick fielder from Venezuela worked his way up Milwaukee’s organizational ladder, demonstrating tremendous range and a great arm. Then he batted .304 in 125 late-season big league at-bats last season, proving he could hit at the highest level too.

That prompted the Brewers to move veteran shortstop J.J. Hardy to Minnesota. Now they are asking Escobar to take charge of the left side of the Milwaukee infield.

“I'm going to be excited to see him play,” said Brewers Manager Ken Macha. “I'm sure he'll help the pitching staff out because he has more range than J.J. But the thing with J.J., when you hit the ball to him, you were out. We'd like to have that consistency. That's our goal with Escobar. The (spectacular) stuff is just icing on the cake.”